And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
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Gill's Exposition
And the sons of Onam,.... The son of Jerahmeel by his other wife:
were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur; whose posterity are mentioned in the two following verses.
Barnes' Notes
Jair, who had three and twenty cities - The places called “Havoth-Jair” in the earlier Scriptures (see Num 32:41 note), which appear to have been a number of “small towns,” or villages, in the Ledjah,…
The persons mentioned in the former paragraph are most of them such as we read of, and most of them such as we read much of, in other scriptures; but very few of those to whom this paragraph relates…
Other Descendants of Hezron
22. Jair He was one of the Judges (Jdg 10:3-4 where thirty cities, not twenty-three, are assigned him).
the land of Gilead This name is sometimes restricted to that part of…